Manifolding book



Feb. 5, 1935. c. w. BRENN 1,990,221

MANIFQLDING BOOK Filed Sept. 5, 1928 .5 sheetsrsheeb 1 IN V EN TOR.

Car Miran;

"@LAG N A TORNE Y C. W. BRENN MANIFOLDING BOOK Feb. 5, 1935.

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept 5, 1928 Q m mg won ZI INVENTOR. C'ar! 7K 3ma A TORNEY Patented Feb. 5, 1935 uNlrab STATES PAT ApplicationSeptember 5, 1928, Serial No. 304,035

This invention relates to manifolding devices, and more particularly toan improved manifolding book or pack for use in typewriters andmanifolding machines.

.In this art there has" been for years a continuous endeavor to providea manifolding pack which would decrease the amount of time'and laborinvolved in filling-out forms to record business transactions or makedesired memoranda. These efforts have been centered about the handlingof carbon or other transfer media so that the worksheets may be providedin continuous form. The present invention is concerned with this phaseof the problem.

7 In the prior art there is disclosed worksheet packs formed of a web ofindefinite length having longitudinally extending lines of separationalong which the web is folded to provide. superposed longitudinallyextending strips. In one form, each of the strips is provided with acontinuous succession of printed forms, and the carbon sheets arecarried by a suitable holding device so as to be movable relatively tothe web to cooper ate with a fresh portion thereof after a form has beenwritten. This arrangement requires special mechanism, and the web canonly be used without suchmechanism by placing the carbo sheets betweenthe webs by hand.

In another form, the web is so arranged that the back of the printedform is provided with a coating of transfer material, so that impres-- Ihave disclosed the manifolding book in which the separate worksheets areinterleaved with carbon sheets, and the latter are held captive betweenthe worksheets by means such as adhesive material applied to the marginsof the worksheets. With this kind of pack, the carbon strip becomes freeof the worksheet strips when the latter are separated, and hence sometrouble is experienced when it is desired to keep two of the forms withthe interleaved carbon intact for receiving subsequent impressions, asis sometimes wanted. V

In another of my copending applications, I

@FFMIE have disclosed a manifolding book in which the worksheets andcarbon sheets are held together by suitable fastening means such asstaples placed in the line of transverse perforations located betweenforms.

These fastening means become inoperative to hold the strips togetherwhen the strips are torn-along their transverse lines of perforations,

and hence the difilculty above referred to is also experienced with thispack. The said copending application is filed under Serial No. 221,912.

An object of the present invention is to provide means whereby, in apack or book of manifolding material having two or more strips, eachstrip is eithera worksheet strip or a carbon strip and each carbon stripis attached to at least one worksheet strip. This is accomplished bydividing a web of paper of indefinite length into a be separated bytearing them along their lines of perforations, and the. carbon striphaving served its purpose is thrown away.

In case provision is to be made for allowing two of the strips withtheir intervening carbon strips to remain intact for future inscriptionsindependently of the inscriptions applied to all the strips in common,the web'may be divided by two longitudinally extending lines ofperforations to form three strips, the central one of which is provided.with a continuous succession of printed forms on the obverse face of theweb, the strip atone side of the central strip being provided with acontinuous coating of transfer material on the obverse face of the weband being folded along the line of perforations to lie upon the centralstrip, and the strip at the other side of the central strip beingprovided with a continuous succession of printed forms on the reverseface of the web and being folded along perforations.

According to the present invention, the pile of worksheet strips andcarbon strips may comprise a plurality of individually longitudinallyfolded webs. These webs are also provided with transverse perforationsseparating oneform from the next and separating the carbon strip intoleaves of form length size. Further, according to the present invention,these superposed webs may be alternately folded, first in one directionand then in the other, transversely along these lines of perforations soas to provide a zig-zag folded manifolding pack or book. These longitudinally folded and superposed webs are held in substantial alignmentrelative to each other by the interfolded relation of one web with theother in the zig-zag folded pack referred to.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bookor pack made in accordance with the present invention.

Figs. 2 to 7 inclusive, are plan views showing the various webs makingup the pile and indicating how they are folded longitudinally.

Fig. 8 is an exaggerated transverse sectional view through the pile ofsuperposed webs, showing how the strips may be disposed of when it isdesired to make ten copies.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, the pile of worksheets comprisesa plurality of webs indicated by the numerals 1 to 6 inclusive. Thesewebs are of indefinite length, that is to say continuous, and each isprovided with one or more longitudinally extending lines of perforations7, and transverse perforations 8 arranged at equispaced intervals alongthe webs.

The web 1, shown inFig. 2, comprises two longitudinal lines ofperforations 7 making three strips 9, 10 and 11 The strip 10, which isthe central strip, is. provided with a succession of printed forms F2 onthe obverse surface of the web. The strip 11 is provided with a coatingC1 of carbon or other transfer material also on the obverse face of theweb, while thestrip 9 is provided with a printed form F1 on the reverseface of the web. After the strip 1 is printed and coated, it is folded,as indicated in Fig. 2, along the line. of perforations 7 between it'andthe strip 10, so that the coating Cl will lie directly above the printedform F2. Then the strip 9 is folded along the line of perforations '7that the unprinted side of the strip lies upon the uncoated Sheet strips9 d 10, the latter are held toget at the line of perforations 7 and mayremain together as long as is desired,.even after the carbonized strip11 is'removed. The printing on the forms F2 and F1 is such as toregister when the web is folded, so that when inscriptions are made inthe delineated spaces on the strip 9,. they will be duplicated on thestrip 10 by the transfer strip 11.

' The web 2 shown in Fig. 3, is intended in the superposed pile of websto lie under the web 1, shown in Fig. 2. This web 2 is also providedwith two lines of perforations 7 along which the web may be folded toform three superposed strips 12, 13 and 14. The strip 13, which is thecentral strip, has on theobverse face-of the web a'longitudinallyextending continuous succession of printed forms F3, while the strip '12is provided with a continuous coating C2 of carbon orv other transfermaterial, and the strip 14 is provided with a coating C3 of carbon orother transfer material, both coatings being on the obverse face of theweb' 2. This web is folded along the lines of perforations 7 so as tocause the strips 12 and 14 to lie one upon the strip 13 containing theprinted forms F3 and the other beneath it. In the form shown, the strip12 is-folded to lie upon the strip 13, while the'strip 14 lies under thestrip 13 and has its coating C3 facing the web 3 which lies beneath it.

The web 3 shown in Fig. 4, which is next in the pile in the form shown,is like the web 1 shown in Fig. 2, and has three strips 15, 16 and 17provided with printed forms F4, F and coating C4 respectively. Theforms" F5 and coatings C4 being on the obverse face of the web, whilethe forms"*F4 are on the reverse face of the web.

The web 4 shown in Fig. 5, is just like the web 2 shown in Fig. 3. Ithas two longitudinal lines of perforations 7, a strip 18 having acoating C5 of carbon or other transfer material, a strip .19 having asuccession of printed forms F6, and a strip 20 having a coating C6 ofcarbon or other -transfer material. The web is folded along theperforated lines 7 so that the strip 18 lies on the strip 19 while thestrip 20 lies under the strip 19. I The web 5 has three lines ofperforations 7 forming four longitudinally extending strips 21, 22, 23and 24. Of these, the strip 21 contains on the obverse face of the web asuccession of printed forms F7. Next to this, the strip 22 is providedwith a coating C7 also on the obverse face of theweb. The strip 23 isprovided with a succession of printed"forms F8 and the strip 24 isprovided with a continuous coating of carbon or other transfer materialC8. In this web, all of the forms and all of the coating of carbonmaterial is on the obverse face of the web and no portion of the reverseface is provided with coating of transfer material. As indicated in Fig.6, the coated strip 24 is folded under the strip 23 containing the formsF8 along the line of perforations 7 and the strip 21 containing the"forms F7 is folded along the line of perforations 7 to lie under thecarbonized. strip 22. Then the web is folded along the central line ofperforations 7 so that the carbonized strip 22 lies upon the strip 23containing the "forms F8.

Thus, in the pile of strips formed by the folded web 5, the strip 21 isuppermost, then comes the strip 22, then the strip 23, and finally thestrip 24, so that impressions made on the strip 21 will be duplicated onthe strip 23 by the carbonized strip 22, and the same impressions willbe duplicated by the carbonized strip 24 on the uppermost strip of theweb 6, lying beneath it.

This web 6 has two lines of perforations 7 so as to form threelongitudinally extending strips 25, 26 and 27. The central strip 26 isprovided on the reverse faceof the web with a continuous coating C9 ofcarbon or other transfer material, while each of the side strips 25 and27 are provided with a succession of printed forms" F9 and Frespectively. The web is folded longitudinally along the perforated line7 so as to cause the strip 25 to lie upon the uncoated' surface of thecarbonized strip 26, while the strip 27 is folded to lie under and incontact with the coating C9. K

In forming the pack or book, the webs 1 to 6 inclusive are prepared asstated and then superposed one upon the other in the order named, theweb 1' being'on the top .and the web 6 being on the bottom. The pile ofwebs thus formed is then folded alternately first in one directionand'then in the other along the transverse linesof perfora- In use, theleading edges of the webs are introduced in superposed position to aplaten, such as a platen in a typewriting machine, and the originalinscriptions produced on the top strip 1 are reproduced on the lowerwork-sheet strips 10, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27 through themedium of the carbonized strips 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26.When the work to be done on the typewriting machine is completed theforms are severed from the-remaining portion of their webs. At the timethis is done, the portions of the carbonized strips underlying thecompleted forms are also severed from their webs. Then the carbon stripleaves are separated from the worksheets along the longitudinal lines ofperforations 7. In the case of the web shown in Figs.

1 and 3, however, the carbonized strips 11 and 17 respectively are nottorn from the adjacent strips 10 and 16 respectively, for, in connectionwith these forms, further inscriptions might be made, according to thekind of business the manifolding pile is prepared for. The leavescomprising the forms F1 and F2 and the leaf having the coating C1 ofcarbon form a booklet in which the carbonized leaf is located betweenthe two form-containing leaves. Hence, further writing, either bymachine or by hand, as for instance a signature, may be done upon theform F1 and will be reproduced on the form F2. After all of the workhasbeen done on these forms, they may be separated from each other andfrom the adjacent carbonized leaf by tearing them along the lines ofperforations '7 to be distributed as desired.

It should be noted that in no case is the back of the printed "formsprovided with carbon or other transfer material, nor are the carbonstrips provided with printed forms. Hence, when the ,work has beenentirely completed, the carbon leaves are separated from the worksheetleaves and are destroyed or otherwise disposed of.

Preferably, the coatings of carbon or other transfer material are notcarried to the edges of the strips containing them, but instead a clean-margin 28 is left, so that in the folding operation the folds may becreased without making a mark on the surface of the worksheet lyingbeneath the carbon sheet.

'Variations and .modifications may be made within the scope of thisin'vent10n and portions of the improvements may be used without others.Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and forwhich it is desired to obtain Letters-Patent, is:

1. A'manifolding pack comprising a plurality .of individual superposedwebs, each Web being provided with longitudinal and transverse lines ofperforations dividing the webs into leaves, said webs being separatelyfolded along the longitudinal lines of perforations to form a pluralityof superposed and united strips, the said webs in longitudinally foldedcondition being superposed with the transverse perforations on thestrips in registration to form a pile, said webs being foldedalternately in opposite directions along the transverse lines ofperforations to form a zigzag pack with the folds of the webs nestedtogether, alternate strips in the pile being provided with a continuoussuccession of printed forms, one for each leaf, and the remaining stripsin the pile having a coating of transfer material on each successiveleaf of the strip and being interspersed when in longitudinally foldedand superposed condition with the strips containing the printed forms.

2. A continuous manifolding web having a plurality oflongitudinally-extending lines of separation dividing the web into aplurality of strips, 1

'forms on one side and at least one other of said strips being providedwith a continuous coating of transfer material on one side and beinguncoated and unprinted on the other side, the

strips having the succession of printed forms on one side being uncoatedwith transfer material on the other side, said web being solongitudinally folded that in the pile the strips having the continuoussuccession of printed forms alternate with the strip or strips havingthe continuous coating of transfer material and lie one upon the "other.

3. A continuous manifolding web comprising a plurality of integralstrips of paper in superposed relation, every other strip being aworksheet strip and being provided with a succession of forms, and theremaining strip or strips being continuous carbonized paper, each stripof carbonized paper being connected to at least one of the worksheetstrips and being adapted to be separated from the web and discardedafter having been used to transfer inscriptions made on one worksheetstrip to another worksheet strip.

4. A continuous manifolding web comprising a plurality of integralstrips of paper in superposed reiation, every other strip being aworksheet strip and being provided with a succession of forms, and thestrips in between being continuous strips of carbonized paper, saidstrips of, carbonized paper being each connected to at least one of theworksheet strips and being.

adapted to be separated therefrom and discarded after having been usedto transfer inscriptions made on one worksheet strip to another worksheet strip, and at least twov of the worksheet 6.. A continuousmanifolding web of paper (ii-- vided by lines of separation into threelongitudinally extending strips; the central strip having on the obverseface of the web a succession of printed forms; the strip to one side ofthe central strip having a continuous coating of transfer material onthe obverse face of the web and being uncoated on the reverse face ofthe web and being folded along the lines of separation to lie upon thecentral strip, and the strip to the other side of the central striphaving a continuous succession of printed forms on the reverse face ofthe web and folded along the lines of separation to lie upon theuncoated surface of the strip which is coated with transfer material,im-

pressions made on the last-named strip being adapted to be duplicated onthe central strip by the strip coated with transfer material.

7. A continuous manifoldlng web of paper divided by lines of separationinto three longitudinally extending strips; the central strip having onthe obverse face of the web a succesison of printed forms; the strips atboth sides of the central strip having continuous coatings of transfermaterial on the obverse face ofthe web' andbeing uncoated'on the reverseface of the web; one of said coated strips'being folded along the linesof separation over the central strip to lie upon the latter andtransferimpressions thereto, and the other coated strip being foldedalong thelines of separation under the central strip.

8. A continuous manifolding web of paper divided by lines of separationinto three longitudinally extending strips; the central strip having acontinuous coating of transfer material on the reverse face of the web;the strips on both sides of the central strip each having a successionof printed forms on the reverse face of the web; one of said outerstrips being folded along the line of separation to lie undersaidcentral coated strip. and the other outer strip being folded along theline of separation to lie over said central coated strip, theimpressions made on the latter being transferred by the coated strip tothe other strip having the forms printed thereon.

9. A continuous manifolding web of paper divided by lines of separationinto longitudinally extending strips and folded along the lines ofseparation to form a pile, alternate strips in the folded pile beingcarbonized and being adapted to be separated from the other strips anddiscarded, the web being folded so that at least two of the uncarbonizedstrips are attached along the line of separation betweenthem.

10. A manifolding pile comprising a continuous web folded longitudinallyto provide a plurality ,of superposed and united strips, certain of saidstrips having a continuous succession of forms printed thereon andothers carrying transfer material, and another continuous web foldedlongitudinally to provide another plurality of superposed and unitedstrips, certain of said last-named strips having a continuous successionof printed forms thereonand other strips of the second-named webcarrying transfer material, said webs being superposed one upon theother in longitudinally folded condition with the printed forms on theseveral strips in registration to form a pile, the strips carryingtransfer material being each interleaved between two adJacent stripshaving printed "forms{ so that the latter and the strips carryingtransfer material alternate one with the other depthwise of the pile. vv

11. A manifolding pile comprising a plurality of strips of paperinsuperposed relation, every other strip being a worksheet strip andbeingprovided with a succession of printed forms",

made on one worksheet strip to another worksheet strip, less than thetotal number of strips and at least two worksheet strips and one carbonstrip being detachably connected together to form a unit of connectedsheets when the pile of strips issevered along said transverse dividinglines and others of the strips. being also connected together. 12. Awide continuous web of paper divided into a plurality of longitudinallyextending of individual superposed webs, each web being provided withlongitudinal and transverse lines of perforations dividing the webs intoleaves, said webs being separately folded along the longitudinal linesof perforations to form a plurality of superposed and united strips, thesaid supe sed with the transverse perforations on the strips inregistration to forma'pile; said webs being folded alternately inopposite directions along the transverse lines of perforations to form apack with the transverse folds of the webs nested together, alternatestrips of the pack consisting of printed forms" and the others having acoating of transfer material and forming transfer strips interspersedwith the strips containing the printed forms" and adapted to beseparated from the latter and discarded.

' CARL W. BRENN.

' strips, at least one of the strips of the web having printed forms onone surface and being webs in longitudinally folded. condition being.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,990, 221. V 7 February 5, 1935.

CARL W. BRENN.

Itis hereby certified that error-appears in the printed specification ofthe above numbered patent requiring correction'as follows: Page'3,second column, line 43, claim 4, after "the" insert the words remainingstrip or; and in same line, strike out the words "in between"; line 44,strike out the words "strips of" and for "said strips" read each strip;line 45, strike out the ,word "each"; and line 47, for "therefronf'readfrom the web;

" and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these correctionstherein that the same may conform to the record of the case in thePatent Office. I

Signed and sealed this 19th day of March, A. D. 1935.,

. Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting Commissionerof Patents

